Today I choose not to fight
or even argue with myself,
nor will I try to chase
unwelcome thoughts away.
Today I’ll simply sit and make some space
for whatever comes.
I’ll listen closely to what is said
and try not to be put off
by the manner of discourse
because hidden underneath
there could be something
I really need to know.
JDG
And so it goes, this
endless round of lost and found.
Umbrellas, glasses,
gloves galore, coats, lunch boxes
and even more. Tell
me, please, that there’s a glue
to stick together
kids and stuff before my mind
is lost or my face turns blue.
JDG
In the winter rain
cedar, juniper, and pine
shine amidst trees grown brown or
bare – tall sentinels
of green against a bleak and
barren sky. Perhaps
snow will come, perhaps it won’t
but we know these trees
will hold their green no matter
what the day or season brings.
JDG
At a loss for words,
I ask my granddaughters for
some help. “What should I
write about?” I ask and they
reply, “How about
how wonderful we are or
how the moon reflects
upon the pond or the snow
that’s on the way?” I
consider each suggestion
carefully and then
settle on this unspoken
one for which I find the words.
JDG
Not too little, not
too much – just enough – is that
where contentment lies?
JDG
Whether things go wrong or right,
writing matters.
Just today, with a few strokes of the pen,
I coaxed a slammed door open,
pulled back curtains to let in light,
and took my heart for a walk.
JDG
What ?! Help without an
attitude? My teenager
must be growing up.
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Small courtesies, both
received and given, lighten
loads on heavy days.
JDG
It’s just flow and foam
up here where all straight edges
disappear and I’m
left peacefully to drift in
seamless, shifting space.
Being up in the air leaves
drawing lines to those on ground.
JDG
A hidden hand scattered gold
all along the road
and left the fields aglitter.
How can I feel poor
surrounded as I am with
such a natural offering?
JDG
This small patch of earth
is more than enough for me,
filled as it is with
rabbits, ravens, raccoons, deer,
hummingbirds and bees,
squirrels and dogs, cats and kids,
and sometimes even skunks.
JDG
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